Abstract: A method for ammonia (NH3) decomposition to hydrogen (H2) and nitrogen (N2) includes introducing and passing a H2-containing feed gas stream into a reactor containing an industrial waste-based nickel (Ni-SMR) catalyst at a temperature of 500 to 900° C. to form a reduced Ni-SMR catalyst; introducing and passing an NH3-containing feed gas stream through the reactor in contact with the reduced Ni-SMR catalyst at a temperature of 100 to 1000° C. thereby converting at least a portion of the NH3 to H2 and regenerating the Ni-SMR catalyst particles to form a regenerated Ni-SMR catalyst, and producing a residue gas stream leaving the reactor; and separating the H2 from the residue gas stream to generate a H2-containing product gas stream.

Abstract: Described are methods for processing microelectronic device substrates by a lapping step, e.g., a final lapping step, wherein the step includes the use of an elastomeric pressure-sensitive adhesive to secure the microelectronic device substrate to a carrier that holds the substrate to a surface of the carrier during the lapping step, and wherein the pressure-sensitive adhesive can be a non-polysilicone based adhesive having mechanical properties that include a tan delta that is below about 0.2.

Abstract: A quantum computing apparatus has a classical processing unit. The quantum computing apparatus also has a quantum processing unit coupled to the classical processing unit and to a remote quantum computing system to enable execution of processes on the remote quantum computing system. A processor-implemented method includes receiving a query from a classical processing unit via a central processing unit (CPU) interface. The method also includes selecting a task for execution by a remote quantum computing system in response to receiving the query from the classical processing unit.

Abstract: A system described herein may identify a chaincode record recorded to a blockchain, and may output chaincode discovery information to a chaincode discovery system. A client device may receive the chaincode discovery information from the chaincode discovery system, and may output a request to invoke the chaincode. The system may obtain verification, from the chaincode discovery system, that the client device is authorized to invoke the chaincode, and may instruct a node that maintains the blockchain to execute the chaincode. The system may receive output values resulting from executing the chaincode and may output, to the client device, the output values resulting from executing the chaincode.

Abstract: A sensor circuit that is capable of sensing of neural action potentials is disclosed. The circuit can be designed to minimize power dissipation and total silicon area so that it can be incorporated into a massively parallel sensor array and ultimately implanted in the body (e.g., into the brain) in a safe manner. The circuit can also be designed to be tunable such that it can be optimized in silico prior to fabrication and can be optimized through the use of controllable current sources after fabrication.

Abstract: A method for producing propylene (C3H8) via oxidative dehydrogenation (ODH) of propane includes introducing a propane-containing feed gas stream into a reactor containing an alumina-supported Ga2O3/La2O3 catalyst comprising Ga2O3 particles at least partially disposed on surfaces of a matrix comprising rough and irregular-sized La2O3 and alumina particles; passing the propane-containing feed gas stream through the reactor in contact with the alumina supported Ga2O3/La2O3 catalyst at a temperature of 500 to 600° C. to convert at least a portion of the propane to propylene (C3H6) and produce a propylene-containing gas stream leaving the reactor; and separating the propylene from the propylene-containing gas stream. The method has a propane conversion of up to 95% based on an initial weight of the propane in the propane-containing feed gas stream, and a propylene yield of up to 60% based on the propane conversion.

Abstract: The present application at least describes a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) including a processor and non-transitory memory including stored instructions which are executed by the processor. The instructions include receiving, from a base station, configuration information indicating a set of channel state information interference channel measurement (CSI-ICM) resources for the WTRU. The configuration information indicates a period and an offset for the set of CSI-ICM resources. The instructions also include receiving, from the base station, downlink control information (DCI) indicating a subset of the set of CSI-ICM resources. The instructions further include measuring the subset of CSI-ICM resources. The instructions even further include transmitting feedback to the base station based on the subset of CSI-ICM resources. The instructions yet even further include receiving a MAC control element (CE) indicating an activation of a CSI report from the base station.

Abstract: A method, apparatus, and system for detecting DeepFake videos, includes an input device for inputting a potential DeepFake video, the input device inputs a sequence of video frames of the video, and processing circuitry. The processing circuitry detects faces frame by frame in the video to obtain consecutive face images, creates UV texture maps from the face images, inputs both face images and corresponding UV texture maps, extracts image feature maps, by a convolution neural network (CNN) backbone, from the input face images and corresponding UV texture maps and forms an input data structure, receives the input data structure, by a video transformer model that includes multiple encoders, and computes, by the video transformer model, a classification of the video as being Real or Fake. A display device plays back the potential DeepFake video and an indication that the video is Real or Fake.

Abstract: A method for electrical demand management and/or reduction includes the steps of determining a thermal comfort index for a premises, dispatching a thermostat setpoint signal to the premises to cause an electrical demand reduction event at the premises, and terminating the electrical demand reduction event at the premises prior to a time at which a thermal response model for the premises indicates a temperature inside the premises exceeds the thermal comfort index for the premises.

Abstract: A system described herein may identify a first container of a virtualized environment, where the first container implements a particular node of a set of nodes that maintain a distributed ledger. Identifying the first container may include identifying a set of node configuration parameters associated with the particular node implemented by the first container, and a set of container configuration parameters associated with the first container. The system may request instantiation of a second container, where configuration parameters of the second container may be based on the container configuration parameters associated with the first container. The system may modify a network interface of the virtualized environment, which is associated with the first container, to be associated with the second container in lieu of the first container. The second container may communicate with the other nodes via the network interface to maintain the distributed ledger.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for the synthesis of an injectable composition comprising a [18F]-labelled pyridaben derivative that is amenable to automation. In particular, the method of the present invention comprises a method of purification carried out by means of solid phase extraction (SPE) alone.

Abstract: New radio download numerology allocation information may be obtained through master information block data, system information block data, radio resource control signals, or signals or a physical downlink numerology indication channel, and used along with a reference signal detected in a search space to obtain resource element positions in an antenna port reference signal in a resource block that belongs to a particular band slice according to a reference signal allocation scheme for a band slice numerology. A physical download control may then be decoded based upon one or more resource elements of the reference signal, allowing the connection of, e.g., an enhanced mobile broadband, massive machine type communication, or ultra-reliable/low-latency application to a communications network thereby. Alternatively, multiple physical downlink control channels may be blindly demodulated at each of a number calculated reference signal locations, and one channel selected based on passing a cyclic redundancy check.

Abstract: A system described herein may maintain a local copy of a distributed ledger, including a first set of records that each include payload information. The system may maintain a restricted access ledger based on the distributed ledger, including a second set of records that include modified payload information included in the first set of records of the distributed ledger. The system may receive a request to access the distributed ledger, including one or more attributes, and may determine, based on the one or more attributes of the request, whether to grant access to the distributed ledger or to the restricted access ledger. When determining to grant access to the distributed ledger, the system may provide payload information from the distributed ledger in response to the request, and when determining to grant restricted access to the restricted access ledger, the system may provide payload information from the restricted access ledger.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses and system for multiband radio signal processing for providing radio signals to a network connected device include receiving multiband radio signals, tuning the multiband radio signal to a radio frequency band based on a received request from a network-connected device for the radio frequency band, and communicating data associated with the requested radio frequency band to the requesting network-connected device over the network using an application programming interface. At the network-connected device, the data associated with the requested radio frequency band can be received and presented on an output device of the network-connected device using an installed application.

Abstract: In one aspect, this disclosure describes methods of treating or preventing RSV infection in a patient in need thereof. The methods including dosing regiments for administering a composition including a fixed dose of an anti-RSV monoclonal antibody or an antigen binding fragment thereof. In another aspect, this disclosure describes pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment or prevention of RSV infection. In yet another aspect, this disclosure describes a pharmaceutical unit dose including nirsevimab.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method for the synthesis of an injectable composition comprising a [18F]-labelled pyridaben derivative that is amenable to automation. In particular, the method of the present invention comprises a method of purification carried out by means of solid phase extraction (SPE) alone.

Abstract: Systems and methods receive input(s) facilitating dataset management, the input(s) initiating a machine learning process configured to detect data redundancies of two or more datasets. Entity data stored to entity data storage location(s) are accessed and processed to conform with formatting requirements for the machine learning process. Validation is performed on the processed entity data, the validation ensuring the processed entity data satisfy the formatting requirements, where the validation produces training data that is inserted into an iterative training and testing loop.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods of forming adhesive films having at least one pressure-sensitive adhesive polymer, related films, and related methods of using such films in lapping processes.

Abstract: A system described herein may maintain a distributed ledger that includes records, such as Non-Fungible Tokens (“NFTs”), which may represent assets dynamic attributes. The system may record a first record, associated with a given asset, to a distributed ledger. The first record may include an identifier, such as an identifier associated with the asset. The system may receive a request to update the attributes of the asset, where the request may include the identifier. The request may include a hash of the previously recorded attributes of the asset, where such attributes may be maintained by an off-chain repository. The system may compare a hash of the attributes, as included in the first record, to the hash included in the request, and may authorize the recordation of a second record to the distributed ledger, including the updated attributes, when the hashes match.

Abstract: A system described herein may receive ledger information based on contents of a distributed ledger maintained by a first set of nodes, receive communication information associated with the first set of nodes, and establish a second set of nodes. Establishing the second set of nodes may includes providing the ledger information to the second set of nodes, providing the communication information, associated with the first set of nodes, to the second set of nodes, and maintaining information that the second set of nodes are in a first state. After establishing the second set of nodes, the system may obtain sync information from the first set of nodes, provide the sync information to the second set of nodes, and based on providing the sync information to the second set of nodes, maintain information that the second set of nodes are in a second state.